They’re Making A List And Checking It Twice

by tristero

For those who have a problem with the F word in describing our present government, please read this:

The U.S. government is collecting electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive or take cruises abroad, retaining data on the persons with whom they travel or plan to stay, the personal items they carry during their journeys, and even the books that travelers have carried, according to documents obtained by a group of civil liberties advocates and statements by government officials.

The personal travel records are meant to be stored for as long as 15 years…

But don’t worry!

“I flatly reject the premise that the department is interested in what travelers are reading,” DHS spokesman Russ Knocke said. “We are completely uninterested in the latest Tom Clancy novel that the traveler may be reading.”

See? If you like paranoid gadget-porn potboilers penned by rightwingers, there’s nothing to worry about. And I’m sure if you wanted to read this they’d probably give you a Junior GI Badge and an autographed picture of J. Edgar Hoover (without mascara, no less, a very rare photo) when you disembark.